410 long talk
“What? what happened？”
Seth had question marks all over his head. As he watched Renly and Will walk into the room, he felt that he was a little behind the pace. Renly was really unique. From the first moment he appeared on the stage today, Seth Si felt that common sense had been broken many times and could not understand Renly's every move..
Yes, he could understand Renly's thoughts and ideas that he wanted to communicate with the screenwriter, but why did the two communicate alone? And then leaving all the other co-starring actors aside, what does this mean? Shouldn't the first thing an actor does when he joins the crew be to develop a tacit understanding with his co-stars?？
Judging from the number of rival scenes, he and Renly have the most cooperation, and it is not an easy task for the two of them to interpret the tacit understanding behind their friendship..
Judging from the chemical reactions of the rival scenes, the cooperation between Anna and Renly is the most difficult. Anna will play the role of a psychiatrist and communicate with Adam, which is a bit awkward but also tender..
Judging from the gap in rivalry, Bryce is the one Renly needs to communicate with, because she will play Adam's girlfriend - who later betrayed Adam and the two chose to break up. The changes in the relationship between the couple are A very important part of the branch line.
In other words, the entire movie is about Renly as the core character, and then radiates out into a circle, and every link is closely related to Renly. But now, Renly has put everyone else aside and is going with Will. communication, and even refused to let other actors join in. This is really weird.！
Seth turned to look at Anna, Bryce and others, casting questioning looks, but everyone looked confused and unable to answer. Seth glared at Bryce, as if to say, "Don't you Shouldn't it be his girlfriend? Even if we talk alone, you should go there." This refers to the character in the play..
Bryce spread her hands and looked at Seth speechlessly: How could she know?？
If you think about it more carefully, from the moment they communicated on the phone, Renly did not act according to common sense - otherwise, how could any rational person be willing to accept the call in danger and star in such a small-budget independent work, and also have to shave his hair? Bald head, with the Oscars coming up.
Thinking of this, Seth got a little comfort.
Nathan walked out, then closed the door of the room, blocking everyone's probing sight. He turned around, and then found that he had become the center of attention, which made him tremble a little, "Uh...I Go to the bathroom." Thirty-six strategies, walking is the best option.
Renly looked at the room. It was simple and elegant. The furniture was made of solid wood and had no redundant decorations. It was simple and rustic. The bedding/bedding was in a cool blue color. Some work supplies could be seen on the table, neatly placed. neatly.
“Is this the same style as your own home? "Renly asked..
“Well, basically the same." Will nodded in affirmation, but then thought of something and added, "But none of these things are mine, they were all repurchased..”
Renly laughed dumbly and sat down at the desk, only to see Will still standing cautiously not far from the entrance. In comparison, Renly was more like the host, and Will was the guest..
From this small detail alone, we can see that Will is not a sociable personality, and he is also relatively slow to get along. Even in the brief contact just now, the two of them had a great conversation, but that was more beneficial. Due to the atmosphere of the scene, and Seth was also there, it helped.
“Please take a seat." Renly extended a friendly invitation, "Before we officially write the script, I want to talk to you about the script, or, to be more precise, I want to talk to you about yourself..”
Will's movement of sitting down paused slightly, showing a puzzled look..
Renly had to explain, "Seth told me that this script is based on your personal experience." Will nodded and confirmed, "I believe that the details and plots of the script will be extremely real and authentic. It shows the whole process of facing cancer. But I am more curious about what kind of person you were before you learned that you had cancer..”
“The main line and core of the entire script of "I Fight Cancer" fall on the theme of "curing cancer", and all the branches and plots are centered around this..
This is the advantage of the script, but it is also the disadvantage of the script..
The advantage is that it is real and delicate. From the moment when I learned about cancer, to accepting it calmly, to receiving treatment, and a series of subsequent mood changes, the description of the state of each plot is extremely realistic, without the slightest dramatization. It completely presents Will's mental journey. It can be said that this is a script that can easily impress the audience and awaken resonance..
The disadvantage lies in the limitations of the characters. Because all the focus is on cancer and the impact of cancer on life is actively shown, this leaves the script without too much space to shape the characters. Every character in the script is I just made the basic settings. Each character extracted a distinctive point of their personality and then carried it forward. Relatively speaking, the characters are relatively simple..
From the perspective of the screenwriter and director, this has no impact. Because the dramatic tension of the work is enough, plus it is also a comedy work, with some humorous laughter added, a 100-minute movie is enough There is not much space left, and the relatively concise script has a bonus effect on the completion of the work..
This was the case with "My Fight Against Cancer" in the previous life. The overall quality of the work is good, but for actors, this is not good news, because the space left for actors to perform is very limited..
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's performance was really good, and several explosive scenes showed tension, which also earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy. But those scenes were all It’s not about the character itself, it’s about the cancer.
To put it simply, what the audience sees is a person's emotional ups and downs and even loss of control when facing cancer, but they cannot see Adam himself. This "person" can be replaced by anyone..
This also means that actors lack a foothold when performing. The performance can be wonderful, but in the end it is just a mirage or a castle in the air, and the character cannot withstand scrutiny..
Joseph's performance in "Fighting Cancer" had many commendable highlights, but from a performance standpoint, there was actually not much difference between his performance and the previous "500 Days with Summer" , it can almost be said that two similar characters are copied and pasted into different works. The only difference is that the things encountered by the two characters are different.——
Or it can be said that it is the same person who went through the breakup story and made it into "500 Days with Summer"; and then suffered from cancer and made it into "The Fight Against Cancer"”.
But Renly is not Joseph. His performance and interpretation methods are completely different from Joseph. Renly does not intend to copy Joseph's performance, let alone the performance of "500 Days with Summer".
Renly knew clearly that different people with different personalities would handle cancer differently. Such differences in performance during emergencies were precisely the reflection of the edges and corners of their personalities..
Whether it is a method performance or an expressionistic performance, in-depth understanding of the character is a very important part..
However, relatively speaking, the method school will pay more attention to it. Because the expression school focuses more on the accuracy of acting skills, while the method school pays more attention to the experience of the character. It can be understood that the former focuses on themselves, and the latter focuses on the character-such The description is somewhat overgeneralized, but looking at the general direction, there is indeed a tendency to do so..
Although Will didn't describe too much in the script, he was based on himself when he wrote. Therefore, if he wants to further explore the character and give the entire gorgeous castle in the air a stable foundation, he must go deeper. Get to know Will.
It was Adam who got cancer, not Chu Jiashu, nor Renly. It was Will Reese's Adam..
“I? Will couldn't help but laugh. This question was really unexpected and made him a little flustered. "I'm just a very ordinary person with no characteristics. I'm standing in front of you now. You should see it clearly.".”
Renly chuckled, "Will, relax, I'm not a psychiatrist, and I'm not your date. I just want to exchange scripts with you." These teasing words made Will relax a little, " I mean, if it's a nondescript character, then he can't be the protagonist of the script, right? So, I need to get to know the character a little bit more..”
Will was stunned. He could understand what Renly meant, but if he thought about it carefully, he did not conceive the characters when he wrote the script "Me Fighting Cancer" because all the plots came from personal experiences. , after the second creation in the brain, it was written naturally as if there was a spirit in writing...etc..
Thinking of this, Will realized what Renly really meant. But what was he going to say? He doesn't know what his characteristics are? As the protagonist of a movie, is there anything noteworthy about him? Also, what are the characteristics of his Adam?？
Will was suddenly at a loss because there was not much written about this in the script. Overall, Adam is a person with a peaceful personality, but he persists in not giving up in difficult situations and always remains positive and optimistic.……
Will suddenly realized that Adam was indeed a character without edges. With such an ordinary character as the leading actor, would anyone be willing to go into the cinema to watch it?？
This made Will stunned - although he is a screenwriter and has been writing scripts, he has been active in the field of TV series and radio, and "I Fight Cancer" is only his first movie script. Will's confidence begins to plummet.
Renly didn't know that in just a few seconds, Will's mind was already full of changes. He further explained, "I mean, what do you like to do, besides writing?".”
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